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#A6BC91

#a6bc91 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a6bc91 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 73.73% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.87% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 90.7°, with 24.29% saturation and 65.29% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 5.35.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4612

Complementary

  1. #a6bc91
  2. #a791bc

Split complementary

  1. #a6bc91
  2. #9191bc
  3. #bc91bb

Analogous

  1. #bbbc91
  2. #a6bc91
  3. #91bc91

Triadic

  1. #a6bc91
  2. #91a6bc
  3. #bc91a6

Tetradic

  1. #a6bc91
  2. #91bca7
  3. #a791bc
  4. #bc91a6

Square

  1. #a6bc91
  2. #91bbbc
  3. #a791bc
  4. #bc9191

Monochromatic

  1. #597044
  2. #809f61
  3. #a6bc91
  4. #ccd9c1
  5. #f3f6f0

Shades

#a6bc91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6bc91
  2. #95a983
  3. #859674
  4. #748466
  5. #647157
  6. #535e49
  7. #424b3a
  8. #32382c
  9. #21261d
  10. #11130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6bc91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6bc91
  2. #afc39c
  3. #b8c9a7
  4. #c1d0b2
  5. #cad7bd
  6. #d3dec8
  7. #dbe4d3
  8. #e4ebde
  9. #edf2e9
  10. #f6f8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6bc91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6bc91
  2. #a2b68f
  3. #9eb08e
  4. #9baa8c
  5. #97a48a
  6. #939e89
  7. #8f9887
  8. #8b9285
  9. #888c83
  10. #848682
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afb8a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0b68e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb493 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8b8b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b88f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b792 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7baa5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6bc91 {
  color: #a6bc91;
}
Background
.bg-a6bc91 {
  background-color: #a6bc91;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6bc91 {
  border: 2px solid #a6bc91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6bc91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 188 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 91 24% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6bc91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6bc91, #91bc91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6bc91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 188 145 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 5.35 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.35 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.11 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.30 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.93 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 10.08 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 11.31 #59436e Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#a6bc91  rgb(166, 188, 145)  hsl(91, 24%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#a791bc  rgb(167, 145, 188)  hsl(271, 24%, 65%)  Pastel Purple
#91a6bc  rgb(145, 166, 188)  hsl(211, 24%, 65%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#bc91a6  rgb(188, 145, 166)  hsl(331, 24%, 65%)  Puce